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Joseph Holt Gaines 1900–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1900

Birth Location: Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia

Death Date: 2 Feb 1954

Death Location: Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph Gaines

Mother: majorie Gaines

Spouse(s): Blanche Hightower

Children(s): Joseph Gaines, Blanche Gaines

Joseph Holt Gaines was born in 1900 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, the child of Joseph Holt Gaines And Majorie L Gaines. In 1910, Joseph Holt Gaines resided in Charleston Ward 10, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. In 1920, Joseph Holt Gaines resided in Charleston Ward 10, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. Joseph Holt Gaines married Blanche Hightower, and had children including Anne C Gaines, Blanche Hightower Gaines, Joseph Holt Gaines. Joseph Holt Gaines passed away in 1954 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Holt Gaines was born in 1900 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, the child of Joseph Holt Gaines And Majorie L Gaines.
  • In 1910, Joseph Holt Gaines resided in Charleston Ward 10, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Joseph Holt Gaines resided in Charleston Ward 10, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • Joseph Holt Gaines married Blanche Hightower, and had children including Anne C Gaines, Blanche Hightower Gaines, Joseph Holt Gaines.
  • Joseph Holt Gaines passed away in 1954 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Gaines
1864–1951
Birth Location: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
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majorie Gaines
1876–1952
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Blanche Hightower
1902–1993
Birth Location: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Gaines
1933–1977
Birth Location: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
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Blanche Gaines
1926–1993
Birth Location: hreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
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Joseph Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Gaines
1900–1954
Birth Place: Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Parents
Joseph Holt Gaines
1864–1951
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
majorie (L) Gaines
1876–1952
West Virginia
Grandparents
Theophilus Gaines
1824–1900
Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Ariadina Gaines
1828–
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Ludwell Gaines
1793–1861
Margaret Douglass
1794–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Douglass
1765–1852
Mary Scott
1768–1839

Joseph Gaines's Descendants

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Joseph (Holt) Gaines (11 Nov 1900–2 Feb 1954) m. Blanche Hightower (26 Dec 1902–23 Sep 1993)
  1. 1. Joseph (Holt) Gaines 1933–1977
  2. 2. Blanche (Hightower) Gaines 1926–1993 m. Frank (Mairs) Milam 1926–2010

Joseph Gaines's Timeline

8 Records

1900
11 Nov 1900
Birth of Joseph Holt Gaines in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
1910
1910
Age 10
Joseph Holt Gaines resided here in Charleston Ward 10, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Charleston Ward 10, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 20
Joseph Holt Gaines resided here in Charleston Ward 10, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Charleston Ward 10, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 30
Joseph Holt Gaines resided here in Charleston, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Charleston, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
Joseph Holt Gaines resided here in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 40
Joseph Holt Gaines resided here in Charleston, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Charleston, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 50
Joseph Holt Gaines resided here in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1954
2 Feb 1954
Age 54
Death of Joseph Holt Gaines in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1900
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 1352; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 56-101

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Charleston Ward 10, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Charleston Ward 10, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 1352; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 56-101

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Charleston, West Virginia
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1954
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976
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